Weekly Update on Librem 13 Production 2015-08-28

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The fabrication of the Librem 13 is underway!

Dates:
August 15th – “green light” fabrication
August 20th – Todd on-site @ fabrication in Shenzhen
week 1 fabrication
week 2 fabrication
week 3 fabrication
week 4 fabrication
September [15th-20th] – Receive hardware for assembly
September [24th-28th] – Ship first orders

Now that we have prototype hardware, we can add a known issues section this week, so we can update progress weekly as well:

Known Issues:

1. Trackpad Driver
• Current: ps/2 mouse capabilities
• Future: multitouch
• ETA: ~October
• Where: Kernel Level Driver
• Source for Updates: Blog, Git (soon)
• 2 devs
2. Coreboot BIOS
• Current: ~20%
• Future: 100%
• ETA: ~October
• Where: BIOS
• Source for Updates: Blog, Coreboot Blog, Git (soon)
• 3 devs
3. Hardware Kill Switches
• Current: Webcam/Mic
• Future: Webcam/Mic & NGFF (Wireless)
• ETA: ~September 15
• Where: Hardware
• Source for Updates: Blog
• 3 devs
4. Bluetooth (via daughter card)
• Current: ~0%
• Future: 100%
• ETA: ~February 2016
• Where: Kernel Level Driver
• Source for Updates: Blog
• 0 devs (If you’re interested in helping we can use it!)

Thank you!

Todd Weaver & Purism Team
todd@puri.sm